RE: Unit Attention after Clear Task Set

[Charles Monia <cmonia@NishanSystems.com>]

Hi:

The referenced section seems to overlap and conflict with the requirements
specified in SAM-2.  Although there may be a valid reason for doing so, it's
not self-evident to me.

Charles
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Binford, Charles [mailto:CBinford@pirus.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:27 AM
> To: 'ips@ece.cmu.edu'
> Subject: Unit Attention after Clear Task Set
> 
> 
> Julian,  Sorry if this has already been discussed and decided 
> upon, I looked
> in the archives but couldn't find the issue being discussed.
> 
> Rev 6, Section 2.5.1, Clear Task Set.  Currently the spec 
> says a target MUST
> enter Unit Attention for all other attached initiators.  This 
> statement is
> true if the newly defined TAS bit in the Control mode page is 
> 0.  However,
> if the TAS bit is one, then the target is supposed to 
> complete the "aborted"
> commands to all of the other initiators with a Task Aborted 
> status and not
> set the unit attention.
> 
> My question is, is iSCSI specifically prohibiting the setting 
> of the TAS
> bit, or was this an oversight?  The TAS bit was new in Rev 14 
> of SAM-2 last
> September.  See t10/00-229r3 for details of what changed in 
> SAM and SPC for
> this new function.
> 
> 
> Charles Binford
> Pirus Networks
> 316.315.0382 x222
>